Kanhirode climate — normals and trends
Kanhirode (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,911 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kanhirode averages 0 frost days, 146 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Kanhirode has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 7 March 1958) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 1 January 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KanhirodeKerala
- coords
- 11.92°, 75.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,911mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
146 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
349 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.5 °C
7 March 1958
Coldest day
16.1 °C
1 January 1951
Wettest day
279 mm
24 May 1957
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
21 November 1977
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
15 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
2 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 198 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 648 mm | +372 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 607 mm | -79 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 792 mm | +99 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 439 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 158 mm | -101 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 287 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanhirode?
Kanhirode has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,911 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanhirode?
The hottest day measured in Kanhirode between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1958, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanhirode?
The coldest day measured in Kanhirode between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1951, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kanhirode?
Almost never: Kanhirode sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kanhirode warmed?
Yes: Kanhirode warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanhirode?
The wettest day measured in Kanhirode between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1957, with 279 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanhirode?
The windiest day measured in Kanhirode between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanhirode?
The warmest month in Kanhirode is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanhirode?
Kanhirode receives on average 2,911 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanhirode?
Kanhirode gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kanhirode?
Yes: Kanhirode has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanhirode?
In Kanhirode, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 15 April 2016, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 2 January 1951.
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